![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/nhs-at-75-records-from-1948-show-changing-womens-healthcare/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/130318850_whatsappimage2023-06-29at15.30.17-1.jpg&description=Image caption, The records show the first baby born under the NHS in the Pontypridd area was on 6 July, 1948, a day after the service was created Former midwife Claire Cutlan dusts off a large, blue, hardbound book and turns to the first page. In neat, handwritten blue ink are details of every baby born during July 1948 in the old East Glamorgan hospital. But it's the third entry that's significant - Pontypridd's first baby born under the care of the NHS. Complete with details of the mother, midwife, baby weight and pain relief given. Claire is now team leader for the early pregnancy unit at the Royal Glamorgan hospital and said the records were found during a recent department move. Image caption, Claire Cutlan is team leader for the early pregnancy unit at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital "There was actually no baby born on the 5th of July 1948," she said, searching for the NHS's own birth date. "The first baby was born the day after, on the 6th, and went home on the 16th, so they would have had 10 days' confinement. "That would have been 10 days of mostly bed-rest - whereas now women are home within six hours." Clearly much has changed - indeed, the records were discovered during the move into a brand a new gynae hub, which has already done much to transform the care of women. Their work includes cancer diagnoses, recurrent miscarriage support, post-menopausal bleeding, fertility clinics and endometriosis care. Mohamed Elnasharty is an obstetrics and gynaecology consultant, as well as group medical director for children and family care within Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board. When he took on responsibility for the department in 2021, women with suspected cancer were facing long delays. Image caption, Mohamed Elnasharty says centralising gynae services means waiting times are reduced "We discovered that a woman, in order to have a single appointment for cancer - which is something very serious - has to come at least three or four times," he said. "Once for a scan, anoth){kind=link}
Former midwife Claire Cutlan dusts off a large, blue, hardbound book and turns to the first page.
In neat, handwritten blue ink are details of every baby born during July 1948 in the old East Glamorgan hospital.
But it’s the third entry that’s significant – Pontypridd’s first baby born under the care of the NHS.
Complete with details of the mother, midwife, baby weight and pain relief given.
Claire is now team leader for the early pregnancy unit at the Royal Glamorgan hospital and said the records were found during a recent department move.